Bruce Bickford (athlete)
Bruce Bickford ( Bruce Emery Bickford; born March 12, 1957 in East Benton , Maine ) is a retired American long-distance runner .
He took part in the World Cross Country Championships three times, each time winning a medal with the US team. In 1981 in Madrid he came in 19th place and won silver, in 1985 in Lisbon he was tenth and won bronze, and in 1986 in Colombier followed with a 15th place in the individual ranking, another bronze medal.
In 1986 he finished second in the Philadelphia Half Marathon . The following year he came in 17th place at the Boston Marathon and won the 10,000 m at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis .
In 1988 he won the same distance in the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Seoul , where he finished in 18th place.
In 1985 he became US champion over 10,000 m.
Personal best
- 3000 m : 7: 48.4 min, September 14, 1988, Chiba
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5000 m : 13: 13.49 min, June 27, 1985, Oslo
- Hall: 13: 26.92 min, February 9, 1985, East Rutherford
- 10,000 m: 27: 37.17 min, July 2nd 1985, Stockholm
- Half marathon : 1:01:57 h, September 14, 1986, Philadelphia
- Marathon : 2:18:57 AM, April 20, 1987, Boston
- 3000 m obstacle course : 8: 25.36 min, July 24, 1982, Indianapolis
Web links
- Bruce Bickford in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Bruce Bickford in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Bruce Bickford in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Bickford, Bruce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bickford, Bruce Emery |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Benton , Maine |